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java.sql
interface SQLInput

All Known Implementing Classes:
SQLInputImpl

public interface SQLInput

An input stream that contains a stream of values representing an instance of an SQL structured type or an SQL distinct type. This interface, used only for custom mapping, is used by the driver behind the scenes, and a programmer never directly invokes SQLInput methods. The reader methods (readLong, readBytes, and so on) provide a way for an implementation of the SQLData interface to read the values in an SQLInput object. And as described in SQLData, calls to reader methods must be made in the order that their corresponding attributes appear in the SQL definition of the type. The method wasNull is used to determine whether the last value read was SQL NULL.

When the method getObject is called with an object of a class implementing the interface SQLData, the JDBC driver calls the method SQLData.getSQLType to determine the SQL type of the user-defined type (UDT) being custom mapped. The driver creates an instance of SQLInput, populating it with the attributes of the UDT. The driver then passes the input stream to the method SQLData.readSQL, which in turn calls the SQLInput reader methods in its implementation for reading the attributes from the input stream.


Method Summary
 Array

          Reads an SQL ARRAY value from the stream and returns it as an Array object in the Java programming language.
 InputStream

          Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a stream of ASCII characters.
 BigDecimal

          Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a java.math.BigDecimal object in the Java programming language.
 InputStream

          Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a stream of uninterpreted bytes.
 Blob

          Reads an SQL BLOB value from the stream and returns it as a Blob object in the Java programming language.
 boolean

          Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a boolean in the Java programming language.
 byte

          Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a byte in the Java programming language.
 byte[]

          Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as an array of bytes in the Java programming language.
 Reader

          Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a stream of Unicode characters.
 Clob

          Reads an SQL CLOB value from the stream and returns it as a Clob object in the Java programming language.
 Date

          Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a java.sql.Date object.
 double

          Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a double in the Java programming language.
 float

          Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a float in the Java programming language.
 int

          Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as an int in the Java programming language.
 long

          Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a long in the Java programming language.
 NClob

          Reads an SQL NCLOB value from the stream and returns it as a NClob object in the Java programming language.
 String

          Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a String in the Java programming language.
 Object

          Reads the datum at the head of the stream and returns it as an Object in the Java programming language.
 Ref

          Reads an SQL REF value from the stream and returns it as a Ref object in the Java programming language.
 RowId

          Reads an SQL ROWID value from the stream and returns it as a RowId object in the Java programming language.
 short

          Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a short in the Java programming language.
 SQLXML

          Reads an SQL XML value from the stream and returns it as a SQLXML object in the Java programming language.
 String

          Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a String in the Java programming language.
 Time

          Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a java.sql.Time object.
 Timestamp

          Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a java.sql.Timestamp object.
 URL

          Reads an SQL DATALINK value from the stream and returns it as a java.net.URL object in the Java programming language.
 boolean

          Retrieves whether the last value read was SQL NULL.
 

Method Detail

readArray

public Array readArray()
                throws SQLException
Reads an SQL ARRAY value from the stream and returns it as an Array object in the Java programming language.

Returns:
an Array object representing data of the SQL ARRAY value at the head of the stream; null if the value read is SQL NULL
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readAsciiStream

public InputStream readAsciiStream()
                            throws SQLException
Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a stream of ASCII characters.

Returns:
the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns null
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readBigDecimal

public BigDecimal readBigDecimal()
                          throws SQLException
Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a java.math.BigDecimal object in the Java programming language.

Returns:
the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns null
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readBinaryStream

public InputStream readBinaryStream()
                             throws SQLException
Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a stream of uninterpreted bytes.

Returns:
the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns null
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readBlob

public Blob readBlob()
              throws SQLException
Reads an SQL BLOB value from the stream and returns it as a Blob object in the Java programming language.

Returns:
a Blob object representing data of the SQL BLOB value at the head of the stream; null if the value read is SQL NULL
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readBoolean

public boolean readBoolean()
                    throws SQLException
Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a boolean in the Java programming language.

Returns:
the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns false
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readByte

public byte readByte()
              throws SQLException
Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a byte in the Java programming language.

Returns:
the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns 0
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readBytes

public byte[] readBytes()
                 throws SQLException
Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as an array of bytes in the Java programming language.

Returns:
the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns null
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readCharacterStream

public Reader readCharacterStream()
                           throws SQLException
Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a stream of Unicode characters.

Returns:
the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns null
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readClob

public Clob readClob()
              throws SQLException
Reads an SQL CLOB value from the stream and returns it as a Clob object in the Java programming language.

Returns:
a Clob object representing data of the SQL CLOB value at the head of the stream; null if the value read is SQL NULL
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readDate

public Date readDate()
              throws SQLException
Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a java.sql.Date object.

Returns:
the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns null
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readDouble

public double readDouble()
                  throws SQLException
Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a double in the Java programming language.

Returns:
the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns 0
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readFloat

public float readFloat()
                throws SQLException
Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a float in the Java programming language.

Returns:
the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns 0
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readInt

public int readInt()
            throws SQLException
Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as an int in the Java programming language.

Returns:
the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns 0
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readLong

public long readLong()
              throws SQLException
Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a long in the Java programming language.

Returns:
the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns 0
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readNClob

public NClob readNClob()
                throws SQLException
Reads an SQL NCLOB value from the stream and returns it as a NClob object in the Java programming language.

Returns:
a NClob object representing data of the SQL NCLOB value at the head of the stream; null if the value read is SQL NULL
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readNString

public String readNString()
                   throws SQLException
Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a String in the Java programming language. It is intended for use when accessing NCHAR,NVARCHAR and LONGNVARCHAR columns.

Returns:
the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns null
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readObject

public Object readObject()
                  throws SQLException
Reads the datum at the head of the stream and returns it as an Object in the Java programming language. The actual type of the object returned is determined by the default type mapping, and any customizations present in this stream's type map.

A type map is registered with the stream by the JDBC driver before the stream is passed to the application.

When the datum at the head of the stream is an SQL NULL, the method returns null. If the datum is an SQL structured or distinct type, it determines the SQL type of the datum at the head of the stream. If the stream's type map has an entry for that SQL type, the driver constructs an object of the appropriate class and calls the method SQLData.readSQL on that object, which reads additional data from the stream, using the protocol described for that method.

Returns:
the datum at the head of the stream as an Object in the Java programming language;null if the datum is SQL NULL
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readRef

public Ref readRef()
            throws SQLException
Reads an SQL REF value from the stream and returns it as a Ref object in the Java programming language.

Returns:
a Ref object representing the SQL REF value at the head of the stream; null if the value read is SQL NULL
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readRowId

public RowId readRowId()
                throws SQLException
Reads an SQL ROWID value from the stream and returns it as a RowId object in the Java programming language.

Returns:
a RowId object representing data of the SQL ROWID value at the head of the stream; null if the value read is SQL NULL
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readShort

public short readShort()
                throws SQLException
Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a short in the Java programming language.

Returns:
the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns 0
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readSQLXML

public SQLXML readSQLXML()
                  throws SQLException
Reads an SQL XML value from the stream and returns it as a SQLXML object in the Java programming language.

Returns:
a SQLXML object representing data of the SQL XML value at the head of the stream; null if the value read is SQL NULL
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readString

public String readString()
                  throws SQLException
Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a String in the Java programming language.

Returns:
the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns null
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readTime

public Time readTime()
              throws SQLException
Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a java.sql.Time object.

Returns:
the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns null
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readTimestamp

public Timestamp readTimestamp()
                        throws SQLException
Reads the next attribute in the stream and returns it as a java.sql.Timestamp object.

Returns:
the attribute; if the value is SQL NULL, returns null
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

readURL

public URL readURL()
            throws SQLException
Reads an SQL DATALINK value from the stream and returns it as a java.net.URL object in the Java programming language.

Returns:
a java.net.URL object.
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs, or if a URL is malformed

wasNull

public boolean wasNull()
                throws SQLException
Retrieves whether the last value read was SQL NULL.

Returns:
true if the most recently read SQL value was SQL NULL; false otherwise
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs


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